Lots of board game designers share the lessons they learned in 2021:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2022/01/24/guest-post-2021-learnings/

The life and finances of an independent game designer: what it takes to go full-time, how to arrange royalties, and more (video)

Hasbro’s game scout on how to pitch your board game idea to a publisher (video)

Besides playing more games, what advice do you have to be a better game designer? A Twitter game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/tonymakesgames/status/1484224213212807169

5 publishing pitfalls and how to avoid them: EU shipping, cultural consulting, Kickstarter financial planning, and more:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/123599/5-kickstarter-pitfalls-avoid

A short thread with a warning for new board game designers about the “kitchen sink” prototype:

https://twitter.com/AmyDesignsGames/status/1483145652028817418

Screentop.gg: an overview of the virtual tabletop platform, what it’s capable of, how to create a prototype on it, and various tips and tricks (video)

How to learn from and follow up on success after funding a board game on Kickstarter:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/learning-from-and-following-up-on-your-kickstarter-success/

How simple economies develop in many board games, and how they compare with those in RPGs and LARPs:

https://taogaming.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/boardgame-rpg-larp-economies/

Our annual Cardboard Edison Best Practices booklet is jam-packed with articles and interviews covering every step of the board game design process!

In this year’s book, you'll find:

• tips from past winners of the Cardboard Edison Award

• a sample template script for your game’s 5-minute pitch

• designing a game with a multilingual release in mind

• the difference between how designers, developers, and publishers see games

• a board game design checklist

and LOTS more!

Designing a social-deduction game: the basics of the genre, and some pitfalls to avoid:

https://blog.rustbit.com/social-deduction-game-design-fundamentals-a4cbae378005

Lots of free board game icons, for use however you want:

https://kenney.nl/assets/board-game-icons

Looking for a virtual tabletop environment for online playtesting? We just put together a big list of lots of options that are out there:

https://cardboardedison.com/virtual-tabletops

A deep discussion on the various steps it takes to make and sell a board game (video)

Different player counts, the dynamics that tend to emerge at each one, and what it all means for designers:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/110939/two-us

A short thread about how long it takes a board game to get made, from initial idea to final product, and what to expect as a designer:

https://twitter.com/wisegoldfish/status/1480201267708403712

Notes on the best place to define important terms in your rulebook:

https://twitter.com/SenFoongLim/status/1479577165461135367

Pitching: how to get in front of a board game publisher and how to get them interested in your game (video)

Advice for getting yourself out of a game design slump—a Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/estefaniar88/status/1478619674535284736

Game design is for everyone, but there are still plenty of hurdles that make new designers nervous about jumping in—here are ways of overcoming them (video)